Peanut Sauce
603kcal19.1g protein50.7g fat29g carbs~$1.09/ serving*Estimates computed from the ingredient list; cost uses average US supermarket prices. Not a substitute for packaging measurements or your receipt.
Contains peanut, tree nut, soy · usually contains gluten · only in an optional ingredient: fish
Restrictions
Containspeanut · tree nut · soyIt is in an ingredient you cannot leave out.
Usually containsgluten (soy sauce → Tamari)The usual version has it. One without it exists — it is the one named here.
Only if you add itfish (fish sauce)Leave that ingredient out and the dish does not have it.
Diets
Vegetarian · without oneVegan · without onePescatarianNo porkNo alcohol
Worked out from the ingredient list. It knows nothing about brands, shared equipment or cross contamination, and it is not a certification — if you have an allergy, you still have to read the label.
Ingredients
Servings:
| ¾ cup |  coconut milk (full-fat) |
| ½ cup |  peanut butter (natural, smooth) |
| 1 ½ tbsp |  soy sauce |
| 1 ½ tbsp |  brown sugar |
| 1 unit |  lime (juice) |
| 1 clove |  garlic (grated) |
| 1 tsp |  ginger (grated) |
| 1 tsp |  sriracha |
Optional
Not counted above. The dish works without them.
| 2 tbsp |  peanuts (crushed, over the top) |
| 1 tsp |  fish sauce (instead of some soy) |
Steps
- Simmer3 minmedium, coconut milk firstthe coconut milk alone until it steams and the surface slicks with oil — starting here instead of dumping everything together lets the coconut fat open up, which is what will carry the aromatics through the peanut butter's density
- Whisk3 minmedium-low, until fully smooth+ peanut butter + soy + brown sugar + garlic + ginger + sriracha until one glossy sauce — it will look broken for a moment before it comes together; keep whisking, the emulsion forms as the peanut butter warms through
- Simmer3 minlow, to the thickness of the jobgently, thinning with water a spoonful at a time — the correct texture depends on the assignment: nappe for satay, pourable for noodles, thick for a dip; the sauce tightens dramatically as it cools, so stop one notch looser than the target
- Season2 minoff heat+ lime juice at the end, tasted against the sugar and soy — the lime is structural, not garnish: peanut butter and coconut are both fat and both sweet, and without the acid the sauce is a lullaby